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The Motley Fool
August 28, 2008
Colleen Paulson |
Del Monte Can't Keep Up With Inflation Del Monte grew sales in the first quarter due to demonstrated pricing power. However, with costs rising rapidly and margins slimming down, scrolling down the income statement tells a different story than what lies at the top.   |
The Motley Fool
September 1, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Dull Del Monte Can management capitalize on its valuable brands and growing cash flow? For value-focused investors who can wait it out, Del Monte Foods might be worth a bit of due diligence. |
The Motley Fool
June 24, 2004
W.D. Crotty |
The Two Sides of Del Monte Del Monte Foods' results present two seemingly different outlooks. |
The Motley Fool
June 22, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Del Monte Has Direction Del Monte execs are looking to cut costs and boost margins -- great, but that's exactly what they're paid to do. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
March 5, 2004
W.D. Crotty |
Not-So-Sorry Charlie Charlie the Tuna and a talking cat kick Del Monte Foods up a notch. |
The Motley Fool
August 31, 2007
Lawrence A. Rothman |
Del Monte: No Surprises Here With the help of a strong pet products segment and new product growth, sales rose 12% at Del Monte Foods, keeping top-line performance strong. However, cost pressure from fish, grains, fats, and oils negatively affected the company's operating results. |
The Motley Fool
June 14, 2007
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Del Monte's New Food Menu The move to pet food could definitely help boost the company's growth profile, but until Del Monte convinces investors it can be a consistent grower, they may want to keep it on a short leash in the investment doghouse. |
The Motley Fool
March 22, 2004
W.D. Crotty |
Big Fish Story Del Monte should be relieved by the latest FDA mercury advisory. |
The Motley Fool
June 5, 2008
Colleen Paulson |
Del Monte Says "Sorry, Charlie" Del Monte Foods' double-digit fourth-quarter growth is tempered by lower next year's expectations. |
The Motley Fool
June 21, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Tasting Del Monte The fruit and veggie canner puts the lid on its fiscal year 2006 tomorrow morning. Investors, want to know what Wall Street expects to see? Want to know what really matters? |
The Motley Fool
March 2, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Del Monte Trades Soup for Cat Food Del Monte's pet business has done well, but this acquisition might be pressing its luck. One needs to look a little closer to see whether selling its private label soup and infant feeding businesses and buying Meow Mix is really going to help investors. |
The Motley Fool
July 16, 2004
W.D. Crotty |
Producing a Great Acquisition Fresh Del Monte Produce is purchasing the assets of Del Monte Foods Europe. The acquisition is expected to be "modestly accretive" to earnings. |
The Motley Fool
August 28, 2007
Lawrence A. Rothman |
Foolish Forecast: Dog Days for Del Monte Foods Views you can use to get clues on tomorrow's news about Del Monte Foods, in advance of their earnings results. Analysts are expecting a big drop in profit. |
The Motley Fool
July 27, 2004
W.D. Crotty |
A Bargain in Fresh Del Monte The processesed and/or canned food products company looks cheap because the market hasn't factored in a key acquisition. |
The Motley Fool
August 6, 2004
W.D. Crotty |
Dueling Fools: Fresh Del Monte's Ripe Fresh Del Monte is beating the market by five percentage points. |
The Motley Fool
November 30, 2005
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Preserving Del Monte In the best of all possible worlds, Del Monte has told us it expects minimal sales growth and stagnant profits. The analysts tracking the company aren't expecting even that much, however. |
The Motley Fool
March 4, 2005
W.D. Crotty |
Del Monte's Earnings Doldrums Del Monte Foods is still struggling at the bottom line. |
Food Processing
April 2006
Dave Fusaro |
A busy month for asset-swapping Unilever, ConAgra, Del Monte and Pinnacle will look significantly different once the dust settles. |
The Motley Fool
June 15, 2007 |
Del Monte's Open Can: Fool by Numbers The processed food giant released earnings for its fourth quarter 2007: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... |
The Motley Fool
February 11, 2004
Philip Durell |
Mixed Fresh Fruit Salad Fresh Del Monte reports a squeeze on margins, but the stock may still be a bargain. |
The Motley Fool
March 2, 2007
Steven Mallas |
Del Monte in the Doghouse? Del Monte's third quarter wasn't a dog, but it wasn't great, either. With the flat earnings growth, drop in cash flow, low yield, as well as a previous dud quarter, there really is no need to buy this stock. |
The Motley Fool
April 27, 2004
W.D. Crotty |
Cherry-Picking Stocks Fresh Del Monte disappoints but still offers great value. |
The Motley Fool
December 1, 2006 |
Del Monte Dishes Duds: Fool by Numbers The food processor released second-quarter 2007 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... |
The Motley Fool
December 4, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
3 Stocks That Blew the Market Away Beat the market and the world will beat a path to your door. Here's a look at a few of the beaters that humbled the prognosticators this past week. DSW... Kellwood... Del Monte Foods... |
The Motley Fool
June 23, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Dozing on Del Monte Foods Another quarter's in the books, and there's still no reason to get excited about Del Monte Foods' performance. Investors may want to hold off on these shares for the time being. |
The Motley Fool
December 3, 2004
W.D. Crotty |
It's More Like Dull Monte There's not much for investors to get excited about at Dell Monte Foods. |
BusinessWeek
February 6, 2006
Robert Barker |
Skip This Fruit Plate A big worry for prospective Fresh Del Monte investors is the company's fundamental outlook and valuation. |
The Motley Fool
December 2, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
The Beauty of Low Expectations Del Monte Foods didn't have a great quarter, but expectations are low enough that "not terrible" was adequate for value investors. |
The Motley Fool
September 2, 2004
Phil Wohl |
Del Monte Needs 9Lives The leading private and branded food and pet products marketer is spending to revamp its image. Shares appear to be fairly valued at nearly 12 times the fiscal 2005 earnings forecast of $0.83 per share. |
The Motley Fool
March 5, 2007 |
Bland Del Monte: Fool by Numbers The processed food company released third-quarter 2007 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... |
The Motley Fool
May 22, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
A Not-So-Scary TreeHouse Though there are limits to just how quickly this company can grow through acquisitions, the potential to build a solid business in private-label dry goods is pretty significant. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
December 8, 2005
W.D. Crotty |
Dueling Fools: Heinz Bear Earnings are stuck in neutral, debt is on the rise, and a massive "transformation" has left the company expecting only slow sales growth. H.J. Heinz is close to its 52-week low for a reason. |
The Motley Fool
June 13, 2007
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Foolish Forecast: Del Monte Feasts on Pet Food The packaged and processed food provider is set to report its fourth-quarter earnings. Investors, here is what you can expect to see. |
The Motley Fool
August 2, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Fresh Del Monte: Rotten or Ripe? Patient shareholders might find sweet rewards here. |
The Motley Fool
August 1, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Fresh Del Monte Still Spotty This is just a tough time to be in food. Fruit and vegetable companies like Fresh Del Monte continue to be squeezed by tough pricing and rising costs. Might there be value here? |
The Motley Fool
September 12, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Campbell's May Be a Hearty Idea Though it's still not a scintillating name, Campbell seems to be doing better all the same. Still, the promise and value of the company must be carefully evaluated against notable drawbacks. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
November 7, 2005
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Fresh Del Monte The cheaper Fresh Del Monte shares get, the larger and more attractive its dividend yield becomes to income seekers. |
The Motley Fool
April 20, 2005
W.D. Crotty |
A Mixed Bag at Kraft The company's numbers look good -- on the surface. Given the company's focus on restructuring and increasing margins, the stock may finally (finally!) be able to shake its malaise and move ahead. |
Food Engineering
December 1, 2005 |
Heinz rules in customer satisfaction study With the highest score ever recorded in the American Customer Satisfaction Index, H. J. Heinz Company remains the leader in the food manufacturing segment for the sixth straight year. |
Food Processing
December 2007 |
The Big Dogs Devour Others Major food companies have been extending their reach into the pet food market via acquisitions. |
The Motley Fool
March 3, 2004
W.D. Crotty |
Natural Food Power United Natural Foods is a healthy and growing food distributor. |
Prepared Foods
April 2008 |
Hitting the Shelves: Canned Goodness Del Monte has launched a solution to help parents with the very important issue of getting children to eat healthy. |
The Motley Fool
February 13, 2008
Selena Maranjian |
Look Out for Pet Health Insurance For increasing numbers of employees, benefits packages may include pet health insurance. |
The Motley Fool
April 20, 2006
Steven Mallas |
A Low-Key Quarter for Kraft Kraft might not be growing like an oil company, but it still delivers decent results. Currently yielding a nice 3%, Kraft's stock will probably be a solid dividend player for years to come in an individual's investment program. |
The Motley Fool
September 30, 2004
Jeff Hwang |
Fresh Del Monte's Bad Blip The company cuts its 2004 earnings outlook by 20%, citing many reasons. |
Food Processing
January 2009 |
Food Companies Remain on Top of Customer Satisfaction Index With the recession just beginning, the University of Michigan's American Customer Satisfaction Index dipped only a slight 0.1 percent in the third quarter of last year, to a score of 75 on a scale of 100. |
The Motley Fool
May 1, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: A Stale Fresh Del Monte? When Fresh Del Monte reports its first-quarter results tomorrow, while we'll certainly be interested in the numbers themselves, investors should perhaps be even more interested in hearing what the company has to say about how things are shaping up in Europe. |
The Motley Fool
November 19, 2010
Sean Williams |
2 Stocks To Gobble Up This Thanksgiving Seaboard & Dole Foods make great food and better investments! |
The Motley Fool
August 27, 2010
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
7 Reasons to Worry About Next Week Let's go over a few of the pretenders that are expected to go the wrong way on the bottom line next week: Prospect Capital... Energy Conversion Devices... K-Sea... Sociedad Quimica y Minera... American Software... Del Monte Foods... H&R Block... |
The Motley Fool
December 12, 2003
W.D. Crotty |
Tuna Scare Could Sting A warning issued jointly by the FDA and EPA could hurt food stocks. |
